Former Broncos RB Audric Estime signs to the Eagles practice squad

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Former Broncos RB Audric Estime signs to the Eagles practice squad

According to multiple reports, including 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis, former Denver Broncos running back Audric Estime is signing to the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice squad. It was reported earlier in the day that Estime was unlikely to return to the Broncos, and now, he’s heading east to sign with the defending champs.

Source confirms former Bronco RB Audric Estime is signing to Eagles practice squad. (1st @bylucaevans).

— MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) August 27, 2025

The former 5th-round pick joined the Broncos with lots of hype and was given an opportunity to shine during his rookie season. Unfortunately, that never happened, and he was later a healthy scratch for the Broncos’ wildcard game vs. the Bills. On top of that, the team would go out and draft R.J. Harvey in the 2nd round and then sign veteran running back J.K. Dobbins. Both of those additions changed the running back room significantly. Estime’s fall from grace became apparent when he was clearly last on the depth chart throughout camp and the preseason before eventually being waived by the team.

Payton spoke about Estime yesterday, and just from this quote, it did not seem like he would be returning to the team.

“Sometimes it’s a combination of things. I had a long visit with him today. His career is not by any chance over. That’s really not uncommon for a fifth-round selection. There’s also a credit to [RB Tyler] Badie’s experience, but also some of his versatility. Clearly when you add, and have the ability to sign a [RB J.K. Dobbins] and draft a [RJ] Harvey, that room changed immediately and the competition changed immediately.”

The Broncos have four running backs on their 53-man roster, but do not have an obvious practice squad candidate currently. They waived Blake Watson with an injury settlement, and he’s going to be sidelined a bit with a knee injury, so it’ll be interesting to see what they do here.

In the end, Estime heads elsewhere and will now serve as depth behind Saquon Barkley and the rest of the Eagles running backs as he gets a fresh start in Philadelphia.

Source: https://www.milehighreport.com/denv...ric-estime-signs-to-the-eagles-practice-squad